Tap at Takumiya. Medium bronze, clear, low head. SPicy, fruity hop nose, the Simcoe definitely comes through, with clean, bready malt. Well balanced and tasty West Coaster, nicely done.

Bottle from Tokyo. Pours a reddish amber hue with a small white head after a bit. A big nose, very vinous, big sherry barrels. Sweetness underneath big tart funky vinous barrels, some light nice heat. Big funk, sweeter malts. Balanced. Damn good. Lake Biwa gives more bounty.

Tap at Porta. Very pale gold with a greenish tint, clear, and a low head. Lemony nose, light, crackery malt, and the green tea definitely comes through though I would not have been able to label it tea. Slightly perfumy flavor, citrus hops, umami from the tea. Smooth and rich flavor, silky and slightly sweet. Tasty stuff, and the tea is really used well, even though we were stumped to guess what was in this.

Very hazy pale gold, pastel. Citrus, grass, resin, tropical fruit in the nose. Peppery, fruity, citrus and tropical fruit flavors. Not too sweet or pasty.

Tap at CBM. Bright, deep gold with a thick, fine head. Soft herbal nose, floral, Belgian yeast spice. Creamy and fruity, quite sweet.

Tap at CBM. No more Schmatz association. Black with an off-white head. Nose is licorice, cocoalte, citrus, minerals. Spicy hops flavor with rich malt, chocolate, licorice, and no roast of coffee, how I like it.

Two Rabbits Japanese Lager with Tea 5% It’s a lovely light straw gold with pillowy white foam and an earthy floral citrusy aroma. Light bodied, crisp and dry. The taste is quite earthy but changeable which gives it a certain complexity but I can’t seem to pin down what tea they used. It free minds me if some earthy almost metallic Chinese or Taiwanese tea I had years ago but cannot recall the name. Interesting but I think it’d be more successful with a simpler more straightforward variety of tea.

Two Rabbits French Hop Saison 5% Deep gold with a fizzy off-white foam and a rich floral spicy wheat but almost white wine like aroma. Medium to full bodied with rich grainy wheat, white grape and spice notes. Solid stuff.

Two Rabbits 5th Anniversary NEIPA 6% Milky honey gold with thin wispy white foam and big juicy mango tropical hop bouquet. Medium bodied with a slightly scratchy carbonic edge to the mouthfeel which is otherwise fairly smooth. The taste starts off juicy before going to woodsy, bitter and green herbal hops with sweet tropical undertones though the finish has some hop burn. Aggressive stuff.